Collar.



G. W. SL'IFER.

COLLAR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26, 1908.

Patented July 13, 1909.

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GEORGE W. SLIFER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

COLLAR.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. SLIFER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Germantown, Philadelphia, in the county ofPhiladelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Collars, of which the followmg 1s a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in collars, and more particularlyto collars known as standing collars, the object of the invention beingto provide improved standing collars of various styles having tie spacebetween thicknesses or plies of the collar, concealing that portion ofthe tie entirely which passes around the collar, and only display thetied portion in the front.

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction andcombinations, and arrangements of parts as will be more fullyhereinafter described and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, is a perspective viewillustrating a preferred form of my improvements. Fig. 2, is a similarview somewhat enlarged with the tie removed. Fig. 3, is a similar viewof a slight modification. Fig. 4, is a perspective view illustratinganother modification. Fig. 5, is a view in vertical section of any ofthe collars above referred to. Fig. 6, is

a sectional view of a modified form of standing collar, made of twothicknesses or plies of material, and stitched at the top. Fig. 7, is asectional view of a modified form in which a strip of material issecured at its lower edges to the outer layer of the standing collar, sothat the neck band of the tie may be inserted over the upper edge of thestrip and be held in place. Fig. 8, is a detail perspective view of thefront end of the collar when made in accordance with the constructionshown in Figs. 6 and 7.

1 represents my improved standing collar, which comprises an innermember 3 and an outer member 2. As seen most clearly in Fig. 5, theouter member 2 comprises two plies or thicknesses of linen stitchedtogether throughout their length at their upper and lower edges, whilethe inner member 3 comprises a single ply stitched to the member 2 atits upper edge throughout its length, and having a short section or plyat its lower portion on its outer face, stitched at its upper and loweredges to the inner member, and at its upper edge stitched to the innerply of Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 26, 1908.

Patented July 13, 1909.

Serial No. 417,859.

the outer member throughout its length, thus providing a tie spacebetween said last mentioned line of stitching designated by the numeral4, and the lower open edges of said members, said line of stitchingbeing entirely concealed, and not seen from the outside of the collar.The manner of assembling the plies may of course be varied, but theouter ply of the outer member is preferably secured last, so as to makea perfectly smooth outer face to the collar.

As seen in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the ends of the collar may be bent over asis the ordinary Piccadilly collar, and the outer member is cut away orrecessed as shown at 6, to expose the tabs 5 on the inner memberpermitting the ready fastening of the collar, and providing tie spacefor the tie.

Fig. 2 illustrates one shape of said recessed tie receiving portion, andFig. 3 another. Fig. 4 illustrates an ordinary straight standing collar,which in all other respects is simi lar to the construction abovedescribed.

In all of the constructions above described, the ends of the members arestitched together, save at the point where the outer member is recessedto provide tie room, forming in effect a standing collar to entirelyconceal the neck band of the tie.

As shown in Fig. 7, the outer member 2 and the inner member 8 areunattached at the bottom edge, and a strip 11 of material is secured tothe inner member 3 by a line of stitching at 12, so that the neck bandof the tie or scarf may be inserted over the upper edge of the strip 11and firmly held in place. In this formof collar the ends are united andconstructed as shown in Fig. 8.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that a collar made in accordancewith my invention will conceal the neck band of the tie or scarf, andwill hold the parts of the tie or scarf from movement in any direction,thus presenting a neat appearance and obviating the annoyance of theriding of the neck band over the top of the collar or otherwisedisplacing any part of the bow or scarf.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

A standing collar, comprising inner and outer members of approximatelythe same length and disposed side by side, said outer member comprisingtwo thicknesses of material stitched together at their edges throughouttheir length, and the inner member comprising a single thickness ofmaterial stitched to the outer member at its upper edge throughout itslength, and a narrow strip of material located between the mem- 5 bersstitched at its lower edge to the lower edge of the inner member, and atits upper edge to the inner member and to the inner thickness only ofthe outer member, a line of stitching securing the ends of said members0 from a point removed from the lower edges to their upper edges, tabson the ends of the inner member, said outer member cut away exposing thetabs and providing tie space.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. SLIFER.

l/Vitnesses:

J GEN L. FLETCHER, K. ALLEN.

